My First Love Poem by Adewale Ajakanri

My first love
When I saw you
My heart fluttered with butterflies
When I was near you
My life was full of sunshine
When our hands met
My whole body shivered like a new baby on a cold day

When we held each other close
I felt as if my heart would explode with emotions
When we kissed, our lips met and I tasted pure heaven
When I laid my head down upon your chest
I could hear your heart pounding

When we made love
All I could picture was you and I together always
When you looked at me
My eyes twinkled like shooting stars
When I looked at you
Your gleaming eyes burned like flames upon a candle

My first love
When you left, I searched the world for you, near and far
I would've gone to the deepest ocean to drown in all my love
I would've climbed the highest mountain to seek for all of yours
When I could not find you
My soul was as empty as a palm wine tapper's pocket
All my sorrows gathered deep within me until I was ready to explode in tears

This love is special because it sent a thousand daggers through my heart
Blood flowed down from my eyes and created a dark red puddle beneath my feet
I was hopeless and lost my feelings

When I was no longer able to feel pain and sorrow
I felt anger so much that it tore me from others surrounding
I smoke away my future thinking of you
For what seemed like an eternity put hatred in my heart

My first love
I gave you my love
My soul, my all
But all I got
was a meaningless letter
When I read how you effortlessly tried to express how you were sorry
The thousands of daggers dripped with more blood
And my body grew stiff

How could you hurt me so much sending my heart to the wrong world

Shattering towards the ground
For many days, months, and years that has passed by
I ain't gonna forget your smiles and laughter
I ain't gonna forget your best color(pink)
I ain't gonna forget your food, your prayers
I still could never forget
The sweet smell of red and white rose pedals
which lays dormant across my bed
Reminds me of how my childish ways led us to stay away forever

Never again would I submit myself to such pain that causes death upon my soul